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Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...social and political developments. There are two common misconceptions about ethnicity. Firstly, we tend to think of ethnicity in Britain as being mainly about ‘race’ and skin colour. However, there are many ethnic groups that are not distinguished primarily in terms of skin colour. These include, for example, groups defined mainly in terms of religion (i.e. Jewish...
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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...work, viewing films, using social media, having a meal, shopping in the local supermarket, driving, going to school, attending university or going on holiday. Laws are created in different ways but to be effective, mechanisms for the enforcement of law and for resolving disputes involving law need to exist. This is why over the past 1000 years a system for resolving...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...social and physical mobility, foreign and domestic investment and increased racial, communal and political unrest, especially after the brutal gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh on 16 December 2012, three weeks before my fieldwork began, which was followed by national and international outcry and unprecedented protests. The mediatisation and public imagination of this...
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An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...works of art). Today, many people, and whole societies, are said to have become obsessed with the purchase and collection of material things, so much so that some have even questioned the impact of such acquisitive habits upon the sustainability of the planet. Activity 1 The films below were made by three different members of the course team and provide interesting...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute

...Social Sciences courses. Background[Lyn-Marie O'Hara outside the Unison offices in Glasgow.]Lyn-Marie outside the Unison Glasgow City branch office, Bell Street, Glasgow, September 2022Lyn-Marie O’Hara was one of the key figures in the long campaign by Unison members at Glasgow City Council for equal pay. As Mags McCarthy indicates in her article on the equal pay...
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Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability

...socially, economically and environmentally sustainable future. You can find out more about innovation in design by exploring the albums "Design and Sustainability" and "Sustainable Communities". This material is taken from The Open University course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability A short introduction to...
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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...social care and education staff and students, regarding the support needs of South Asian and other young adult carers, the value of transition assessments and where to find support. Further resources will be added as the research progresses. We would like to thank Chandini Subramanyam-Paul and Sabbir Ali for their involvement in preparing the scripts and voicing the...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool

...work with scientists and biologists to create mathematical models, and how collaborations like these can help decipher and predict a range of natural phenomena. We learn how the 17th Century saw the birth of one of the most important mathematical tools - calculus, and modern mathematicians examine the contribution of its three inventors - Fermat, Newton and Leibniz. This...
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Audio 49 mins